Week 12
Here's this week's resources.
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Welcome to this week's Daily Bread. We're looking forward to diving into God's Word together. Below you'll find a range of resources designed to help you get the most out of this week's readings. You'll need this email each day for the different content. Alternatively, you can access all the new and previous content by going to the Daily Bread Website.
Monday Meditation
Mondays are about making time not just to read but to prayerfully think and consider the Scripture you're reading. Read through it a few times, slowly and ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you.
Trumpet Tuesday
Tuesday's focus is on the major prophets in the Scripture. Full of imagery, promises and challenge. The context of prophetic writing is very important. Understanding who they were writing to and what was happening to God's people at the time will help us to apply these writings today.
Pause and Ponder - Isaiah speaks to a people under the pressure of exile and calls them to “look to the rock from which you were cut”—to Abraham, who began with nothing but faith and became a great nation. Like them, we are called to wake up, stand firm, and trust in God’s restoring power. God will rescue His people. His Wonderful Servant will bear our sins and punishment; through suffering, He will bring victory for us. So we are encouraged: “Do not hold back… you will spread out to the right and to the left.” - Hilary Dalziel, LRC Market Harborough
Wednesday Wisdom
The book of James tells us that if any of us lack wisdom we can ask for it and God will give it to us. As we read the wisdom literature in the Bible let's trust God is going to teach us what His wisdom looks like.
Thanksgiving Thursday
The Psalms are full of human emotion, some full of rejoicing and joy, others confusion and questions. All of them agree though, whatever the circumstances, God must be praised! Let's join our voices with the psalmists on these days to praise whatever our circumstances.
Friday Feast
The practice of reading big chunks of Scripture is really helpful when understanding the context of what is happening in the stories. If finding time to read all of this in one go is difficult maybe break it into a smaller times of reading through the day.
Saturday Study
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Simple Sunday
For centuries Scripture has been predominantly read amongst families and community. In recent times reading the Bible and praying has gained a more personal focus. On these days where possible, why not read these Scriptures out loud and with others? Pray and reflect on God's Word together.
Pause and Consider - Mark opens his gospel by immediately declaring Jesus as the Son of God, and then proves his claim through Old Testament fulfilment and showing what Jesus does. Isaiah’s words about preparing the way for Yahweh are applied directly to Jesus, showing that the one John prepares for is not just a prophet but God Himself arriving. Jesus is also revealed as Someone who baptises with the Holy Spirit, something only God does in the Old Testament. The Father also publicly affirms Him as the beloved Son who shares in His authority. Even when tempted in the wilderness Jesus triumphs over Satan, has dominion over creation, and receives angelic service, displaying the identity Mark wants us to see throughout his gospel. Jesus is the divine Son acting with the full authority of Yahweh. - Dan Pemberton, LRC Stoney Stanton
